The 'Big' Apple Doesn't Fall Far from the Tree

In 2010, my parents fulfilled their dream and visited New York during Christmastime. I was so excited for them that I insisted that they borrow my Fuji Instax Mini to take with them. Here are the results that my dad got from one of his favourite locations in the world.

My dad has always been my photography inspiration. I don’t think he realizes this but he slowly taught me about framing photos and understanding cameras as I grew up and started to show an interest in his little Canon 35mm camera. Eventually, he even gave me his Olympus OM-10 camera that I experimented with happily in high school.

So I was more than happy to lend my parents a film camera to take to New York with them and I thought my little Fuji Instax Mini 10 would be perfect for them. It’s fun, compact, and they wouldn’t have to worry about loading the roll of film or operating more complicated/temperamental cameras.

I was not disappointed with the resulting photos and the highlight for me was that they stumbled upon a Lomography shop and went in to take photos just for me…they know me so well.

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In celebration of the mindblowing solar eclipse we had the other day, we ran a competition and asked you to tag your analogue photos centered around our great big yellow friend! Check out the winners now!

In December last year James Wright, editor and creative director of So It Goes Magazine, went on a two-week trip to Sri Lanka, "a place so long on our bucket list, but up until then, as yet unvisited," he writes on the first of his three-part photo diary. Herein is the first of his series that chronicles his adventures, highlighted by a selection of breathtaking images of the Sri Lankan countryside and the locals, among many other images, captured with his trusty photographic companions: the Leica MP, Lomo LC-A+, and an assortment of films including the LomoChrome Purple.

Simeon Smith is a musician who recorded the sounds of our film cameras in action and made these samples available as a free download. We couldn't resist interviewing him about this project and taking a look at some of his photos. Meet the man behind the cams here.

Stephen Shore introduced to the 70s art world an unadorned image of American life. He captured littered restaurant tables as other photographers would immaculate vistas. For the opening of “American Surfaces”, he even taped unframed snapshots on gallery walls. In these videos, Shore talks about objects that have “no pretention to art” and the things he learned from Andy Warhol.

In my early adolescence, I liked to play table football. For my 12th birthday, my parents gifted me with a wonderful Subbuteo table soccer game set that I had wished for many months! This was my favorite toy until I discovered other interesting hobbies, like ham radio and electronics. So after some years, I gave away this game to other kids. I always remembered this game with pleasure and a hint of nostalgia.